The Rainforest at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Filmed January 3, 2022.
It’s a dreary, rainy day at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Luckily, we’re headed inside to visit the zoo’s iconic attraction; The Rainforest building! Two floors featuring tropical rainforest species of all shapes and sizes. Inside the doors we’re greeted with a 25-foot waterfall surrounded by habitats for new world Primates. Properly entering into the lower forest, the central fixture is the Tropical Rainstorm exhibit. Home to a couple Cape Porcupines, this island sees simulated storms occur at regular intervals. Nearby is a riverbank for prehistoric Gharial Crocodiles. The remaining walls of the lower forest are lined with smaller habitats for invertebrates, reptiles, amphibians and a larger habitat for bats. Moving to the upper floor, we’ll come across free flying birds and larger mammals like the Giant Anteater, Clouded Leopard and Francois’ Langurs. At the ends of the Rainforest we’ll meet the zoo’s family of Bornean Orangutans, including 1-and-a-half-year-old Zaki, and the true finale is a family of Small-clawed Otters! To conclude the tour we’ll briefly discuss the exciting future plans for The Rainforest.
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Species List:
Lower Forest Exhibits:
Pied Tamarin
Golden Lion Tamarin
White-fronted Marmoset
Goeldi’s Monkey
Francois’ Langur
Tropical Rainstorm: Cape Porcupine, Tinfoil Barb, Pangasius Catfish
Indian Gharial, Fly River Turtle, Spotted Pond Turtle, Siedenbock’s Snake-necked Turtle, Giant Malaysian Turtle.
Invertebrates:
Malaysian Walking Stick
Brazilian Salmon Pink Tarantula
Giant African Millipede
Indian Ornamental Tarantula
Emperor Scorpion
Leaf-cutter Ant
Australian Walking Stick
Twin Spotted Assassin Bug
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
Brazilian Salmon Pink Tarantula
Flamboyant Flower Beetle
Reptiles:
Indochinese Box Turtle, Prehensile-tailed Skink
Burmese Python
Green Tree Python, Magnificent Tree Frog
Prehensile-tailed Skink
Green Tree Monitor
Fiji Island Banded Iguana
Tentacled Snake (other side of hallway)
Red-bellied Piranha
Baron’s Racer
Veiled Chameleon
Amazon Tree Boa
Madagascar Tomato Frog, Madagascar Leaf Tail Gecko
Northern Spider Tortoise
Tiger Ratsnake
Dwarf Crocodile
Bats: African Straw-colored Fruit Bat, Rodrigues Flying Fox
Blue Poison Dart Frog
African Pond: Jewel Cichlid, Clown Squeaker Catfish
Climbing Toad
Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog, Lemur Leaf Frog, Tiger Legged Monkey Frog
Puerto Rican Crested Toad
Emerald Tree Boa, Amazon Milk Frog
Panamanian Harlequin Frog
Golden Poison Dart Frog
Gulfodulcean Poison Dart Frog
Upper Forest Exhibits:
Binturong
Prehensile-tailed Porcupine
Red-rumped Agouti
Free Flight Aviary: Crested Oropendola, Bleeding-heart Dove, White-rumped Shama, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Red-crested Turaco, Blue-headed Wood Dove, White-faced Whistling Duck, Bali Mynah, Scarlet Ibis, Roseate Spoonbill, Yellow-spotted Amazon River Turtle.
Capybara, Giant Anteater.
Fishing Cat
Clouded Leopard
Ocelot
Francois’ Langur (again)
Green Aracari
Prevost’s Squirrel
Boeseman’s Rainbowfish, Banded Rainbowfish.
Bornean Orangutan
Asian Small Clawed Otter
Music from Pixabay.com:
African Logo
Upbeat Rock (Good News) | AlexGrohl
Motivational Day | AudioCoffee
Motivational Epic Music / Inspiring Cinematic Background Music | SoulProdMusic
Triumphant (Long) | Daddy’s Music
Relaxing Music Vol.1 | RelaxingTime
Voice of Nature | Stock Studio
Jungle | DayFox
Forest (Meditation Music, Ambient, Sleep Music) by XPTL | xptlmusic
Jungle
Jazzy Traditional Latin | Musictown
Jungle Sneak, Track by, Kelly James | brolefilmer
Happy Asian Travel (Long) | Daddy’s Music
Inspiring Upbeat Corporate Pop More than Once
Happy Holiday | AudioCoffee
Upbeat Uplifting Happy Pop Corporate (Long) Daddy’s Music
Positive Way | RomanSenykMusic
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:03 Entry path to The Rainforest
02:55 Waterfall + New World Primates
03:46 Tropical Rainstorm Exhibit
04:55 Indian Gharial
05:44 Leaf Cutter Ant + Other Invertebrates
06:38 Reptiles
08:19 Straw-colored Fruit Bat
09:05 Amphibians
09:42 Medicine Trail + Kapok Tree
10:18 Research Hut + Binturong
11:07 Porcupine, Agouti + Free Flight Aviary
12:42 Small Cats
13:57 Francois’ Langur
14:18 Aracari + Prevost’s Squirrel
15:00 Bornean Orangutans
16:16 Small-clawed Otters
17:10 The Future of the Rainforest
18:05 Preview of Next Tour